Games were most downloaded and most purchased mobile apps in Q2, Nielsen finds
Developers looking to attack mobile app segments where they might have the best chance of scoring big with smartphone users would be well served to …
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Google+ iPhone app submitted for approval
Late last week Google took the wraps off of its new social network, Google+. The search engine giant released an Android application in tandem with …
Android market share jumps as BlackBerry slides; smartphones now owned by 1 in 3 Americans
According to a new report from comScore, 1 in 3 Americans now own a smartphone. Google’s Android OS is ahead of the pack with a …
Apple iPad responsible for 1% of all web traffic, 2.1% of traffic in U.S.
According to a new report from NetMarketShare, the iPad accounts for 1% of global web traffic and 2.1% of web traffic in the United States …
Apple seeks preliminary injunction to halt sale of four Samsung devices
Apple on Friday asked the U.S District Court in San Jose to issue a preliminary injunction that would halt the sale of four Samsung devices …
Galaxy S II becomes Samsung’s fastest-selling smartphone, tops 3 million units in 55 days
Samsung on Sunday announced that its Galaxy S II smartphone has quickly become the fastest-selling smartphone in the South Korean technology giant’s history. Shipments of the …
HTC sees record revenue in June
HTC continued on its warpath toward becoming the No. 4 smartphone vendor in the world last month as the company recorded record revenue of NT$45 …
HTC to displace RIM as No. 4 smartphone vendor
HTC is set to slide into the No. 4 spot on the list of the world’s top smartphone vendors next year according to Taiwan-based research …
Skype for Android updated with video calling support [video]
Skype announced on Wednesday that its Android application now supports video calling on select devices. The application is particularly attractive because it allows mobile users …
iPhone, Android gain U.S. share in May, BlackBerry falters
Apple and Google both gained smartphone share in the U.S. last month according to new data from Nielsen. The research firm on Thursday released a …
Apple iPhone 3GS to be free on contract following iPhone 5 launch, analyst says
Apple is set to finally hit the $0 on-contract mark with its entry-level iPhone 3GS once it launches the next-generation iPhone 5 later this year. …
Verizon 4G LTE Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 now available for pre-order
Moments ago Verizon Wireless announced that its customers can now pre-order a 4G LTE version of Samsung’s brand new Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet. The device …
iOS vs. Android: Which mobile OS is more secure?
A new independent study by security experts at Symantec attempted to measure how secure Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platform are, and also to determine how these …
Google+, Google’s answer to Facebook, is finally here [video]
Google on Tuesday finally took the wraps off of its answer to the social steamroller that is Facebook, and it’s called Google+. While Google has …
Google now activates 500,000 Android devices each day
Google announced at its annual Google I/O conference last month that as of the beginning of May, the tech giant was activating 400,000 Android new …
T-Mobile announces myTouch 4G Slide
T-Mobile and HTC officially took the wraps off of the new myTouch 4G Slide on Tuesday, an Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) handset. As its name implies, …
New Motorola Android handset for Sprint leaked
An image of a new Android-powered Motorola handset for Sprint has supposedly been leaked. The device, which could be a follow-up to the Motorola XPRT, …
Sprint to launch Samsung Epic 2, Galaxy Within, BlackBery Bold Touch
Sprint will have a busy third quarter as it preps a number of new handsets. According to Thisismynext, the carrier will launch the Samsung Epic …
TomTom lowers guidance again as customers seek cheap, converged navigation solutions
TomTom on Monday lowered its 2011 financial outlook again as consumer interest in dedicated navigation devices dwindles. Despite beating second-quarter revenue estimates, the Dutch company …
Apple iPad 2 giveaway!
We’re back with another one and this time it’s thanks to TeleNav, our launch partner for our new podcast series. Want to get your hands …
Android 3.1-powered Google TV 2.0 and ‘Fishtank’ developer program detailed
The original Google TV products were met by lukewarm reviews at best, and according to Geek.com, the search giant is hard at work on its …
Motorola confirms Verizon’s DROID BIONIC on schedule for summer launch
In April, Motorola announced that it was delaying its DROID BIONIC 4G LTE handset until the summer. The warmer months are finally upon us, but we …
Sprint’s HTC EVO 3D and EVO View 4G tablet now available
The wait is over — Sprint’s brand new EVO 3D Android smartphone and EVO View 4G tablet are now available to all customers. The EVO …
BGR Podcast 001: June 24th
That’s right — we’re here with our first podcast ever (unless you count those one-off BGR Radio shows from back in the day) and we …
Acer cuts 2011 tablet sales forecast in half to 2.5M units, blames poor sell-through, competition
Acer on Friday drastically lowered its 2011 shipment forecast for tablet PCs, Taiwan Economic News reported. The company now anticipates shipping approximately 2.5 million consumer …
Samsung Galaxy S II set to outsell Motorola DROID BIONIC, study finds [infographic]
There are countless methods research firms use in an attempt to amass useful data for their analyses, and perhaps one of the most underutilized sources …
New tool lets devs port Xbox 360 games to iOS, Web and soon Android, OS X
Programmer Andrew Russell is working on a project that will undoubtedly pique the interest of game developers around the world. Dubbed ExEn, Russell’s open source …
Hulu Plus launches for six Android phones as company is put up for sale
Hulu announced on Thursday that its Hulu Plus application is now available on select Android smartphones. The service costs $7.99 per month and allows users …
Electronic Arts may acquire PopCap Games for $1 billion
Electronic Arts is set to purchase PopCap Games for $1 billion, according to TechCrunch. PopCap Games is best known for titles such as Plants vs. …
40% of European smartphone buyers intend to buy an iPhone next
Yankee Group is set to release its European Mobile User Study next month and the research firm has just provided a quick glimpse into its …
